This is my creative essay for the Film Program at NYU. The prompt was: "Introduce yourself. Describe an unforgettable event in your life and how it changed your perception of yourself or the view of someone close to you. This event can be dramatic and/or comedic. The assignment may be written as a short story in the first person or as an essay." My one fear is that my essay is hard to understand. So any feedback on how it reads to other people would be a huge help. And also any gramatical errors
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Moving To A New Country; What Makes People Do So The love I feel for my country‚ the land I was born in‚ is something inexplicable. The feeling I get when my country’s name is pronounced is almost like the same feelings of butterflies in the stomach people feel when they are in love. So‚ why is it that I decided to desert my land and move to a new country? As in many other countries‚ the financial situation in my country was not very suitable my family and I to live in‚ and as many other people
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game that changed my life‚ thank you. I remember the day that you found me‚ in a store full of strings and cleats. You helped me pick out a gray and pink stick with pink goggles and a mouth guard. On that day in 2008 you strengthened me in one of the hardest times of my life‚ when my Dad was on the other side of the world fighting for our country. You have strengthened me multiple times since. You have continued to be the single most consistent aspect of my life my life. You have stood as my outlet
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have gone‚my brother is regarded as the person who changed ma life or the one who is very important to me.Though eight years order than me‚he is the only person I can link up with in my family. I am a country girl‚even though education is very important in our society‚it is not commom that people go to university in my village. Because it is a phenomenon that not change until today. Dieeicult to get in‚easy out.But my brother did.When I was young‚ my parents‚relatives ask him to my good example
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In middle school‚ I never really had any friends that I could share my experiences with. We were all divided and had our own groups. For example‚ there was the popular group‚ the sports group‚ the leaders‚ childhood friends‚ and then there was me all alone at lunch. As weird as it was‚ my close friends at the time were my teachers‚ cafeteria staff‚ and custodians as they were always there for me. Often feeling lonely‚ secluded and shy‚ when I
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Introduction: In life we all have something that has changed the way we perceive things. Most things that change a person’s perception happens to be an experience that they have gone thru and learned from. In my case it wasn’t necessarily an experience‚ it was a dog that changed my perception on life. My mind and heart was opened in a whole new way. I never thought I could love an animal just as much as I loved the people in my life. I always thought it was strange that pet owners loved and treated
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spend all of my life even until today. Being born and raised in a suburb like Plano I did not learn a lot of skills that my mother had learned while she grew up. My mother grew up in a small town north of Plano called Whitewright‚ Texas. She was raised riding horses with her friends‚ exploring the vast amount of land‚ and spending time with everyone that she knew. My mother and I were raised completely differently and I was always curious about her childhood. The rest of my family stayed
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Andrea Johnson DEV 0032-158 November 1‚ 2012 How Cancer Changed My Life Cancer can make a change in anyone’s life. It has been in my life for as long as I can remember. Many of my family members have had several different types of cancer and have lost their battle‚ but the one that impacted my life the most was the recent loss of my best friend. My friend’s name was Elke‚ and she battled brain cancer for almost 10 years. She was only declared in remission a couple times‚ it just kept
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Running has helped me in many aspects of my life‚ both mental and physical. It’s a type of meditation. It helps me clear my mind and lets me be alone with no one influencing my thoughts. People think running alone is lonely‚ but I think of it as an opportunity to better myself. I can think clearly without any distractions. This sport in my hometown has had a great affect on my life‚ especially the running aspect of it. The people in my hometown have changed my life. People from friends‚ family‚ coaches
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A Child’s Play Changed Melissa Branch Everest University Online ENC 1101-118 A Child’s Play Changed I believe it is a severe tragedy that children’s pastimes have changed drastically today from what they were years ago: from riding bikes‚ playing house‚ and having imaginary friends to texting‚ playing video games‚ and listening to mp3 players. When I was young‚ children learned to use imagination‚ self-entertain‚ and willingly respect their elders. I remember going across the street to
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